Fall Reading
It is hilarious to be reading all six of these books on my iPad, migrating from book to book at whim. Too bad most of the Trump Cult don’t (can't?)…
A Sous Vide Weekend with No Cable TV
Coastal California is crawling with people this weekend. The weather is perfect here. With record heat across the state, fires still raging (thankfully not nearby), and the Covid-19 deaths down…
Bonny Doon in Ruin
Much of the area burned is dense Redwood Forests over 400 years old. An odd string of lightning storms from the Pacific during a short period of record heat set…
Why I Live on a Sand Dune—Part 2
Sunday’s incredible lightning storm of 11,000 strikes set off hundreds of fires in its path. Joby Aero’s home in Bonny Doon (top yellow circle) and its quarry operation have been…
Why I Live on a Sand Dune
Remnants of a Pacific tropical storm got sucked up to Monterey Bay at the peak of this wonderful heat wave (wonderful only if you live on the coast). It was…
Cleaning Out the Pantry
All those provisions I ordered from Amazon Pantry in a panic likely are no longer needed, at least as things are looking today. To reduce my canned-good inventory, here’s my…
First Visit to my New Little Shop
Move in date is still way off in September as some upgrades to the unit are needed.
What to Do While Waiting for Eggs to Reach Hard-Boiled Perfection?
Clean the closest kitchen cabinet. Eggs are no longer evil—at least one a day for me. I steam them on the stove in a double-boiler for 14 minutes and they…